Hop-a-long Cassidy

"Tough luck for cattle rustling hombres when these three broncho busting buckaroos get after them...a yarn with a kick like a loco steer..."

1935 1h 0m EN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 4

Western

Synopsis

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An evil ranch foreman tries to provoke a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other while helping a gang to rustle the cattle. Each cattleman blames the other for missing cattle. With the help of Bill Cassidy (Hop-along, because of an earlier bullet wound) and Johnny Nelson, the warring cattlemen join forces to do in the outlaws.

“Tough luck for cattle rustling hombres when these three broncho busting buckaroos get after them...a yarn with a kick like a loco steer...”

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Cast

William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
James Ellison
Johnny Nelson
Paula Stone
Mary Meeker
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Uncle Ben
Kenneth Thomson
Jack Anthony
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Red Connors
Charles Middleton
Buck Peters
Robert Warwick
Jim Meeker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Howard Bretherton
Writers: Doris Schroeder
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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91 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Hopalong Cassidy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Howard Bretherton, shot by Archie Stout. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Edward Schroeder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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William Boyd and James Ellison and Paula Stone carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Tough luck for cattle rustling hombres when these three broncho busting buckaroos get after them...a yarn with a kick like a loco steer...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Howard Bretherton directs. Archie Stout behind the camera. Edward Schroeder cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
291 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Hopalong Cassidy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Howard Bretherton, shot by Archie Stout. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Edward Schroeder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7William Boyd and James Ellison and Paula Stone carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Tough luck for cattle rustling hombres when these three broncho busting buckaroos get after them...a yarn with a kick like a loco steer...".
9IMDB entry: tt0026493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.